| Peter Edgecomb | |
| Office: | Member of the Maine Senate for the 1st District |
| Term Start: | December 2014 |
| Term End: | December 2016 |
| Predecessor: | Troy Dale Jackson |
| Successor: | Troy Dale Jackson |
| Office1: | Member of the Maine House of Representatives for the 4th District |
| Term Start1: | December 2004 |
| Term End1: | December 2012 |
| Party: | Republican |
| Alma Mater: | University of Maine, University of New Hampshire |
| Profession: | Educator |
| Residence: | Caribou, Maine |
Peter Edgecomb is an American politician from Maine. Edgecomb represented District 1 in the Maine Senate. He previously represented District 4 in the Maine House of Representatives, which was part of Aroostook County. He resides in the city of Caribou. He is a Republican and was first elected to the House in 2004. He was re-elected in 2006, 2008 and 2010 and was unable to run again for re-election in 2012 due to term limits.[1] In 2014, Edgecomb was elected to the Senate from District 1. He announced he would not run for re-election in 2016.[2]
Edgecomb graduated from the University of Maine in Orono in 1963. He later earned an M.A. in education at the University of New Hampshire and was a teacher and principal.[1]
From 2010 to 2012, Edgecomb was co-chairman of the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Joint Standing Committee.
His grandson Anthony "A.J." Edgecomb at age 21 became a member of Maine's House of Representatives 127th Maine Legislature. He became the youngest member of Maine's House of Representatives for Maine District 148.[3]